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Johns Pass Bridge Load #19 (PI0363)

Artificial reef Pinellas County, Florida, Gulf side. Concrete Culverts Various Sizes.

Latitude27° 51.800' N
Longitude83° 1.742' W
Decimal27.86333, -83.02903
Depth43 ft
Relief18 ft
MaterialCulverts (19)
Weight21 tons
DeployedNovember 1, 2006
WaterFederal

What bites on Johns Pass Bridge Load #19

Structure in 43 ft on the Gulf coast usually holds: Red snapper, Gag grouper, Red grouper, Mangrove snapper, Triggerfish, Amberjack. What is actually biting changes with the season, water temperature and tide — the day's plan for this reef has the bite window and what to target that day.

Anchoring on Johns Pass Bridge Load #19

In 43 ft, pay out about 235 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 329 ft at 7:1 when it's blowing. Drop the anchor up-drift of the structure by about the same distance and fall back onto it. Before you drop, kill the engine for 60 seconds and watch your GPS track — that's your real drift, and it beats any forecast.

Fishing Johns Pass Bridge Load #19 this week?Get the plan for it: GO / NO-GO for your boat, the bite window on the tide, rigs, bait and the rotation list of nearby reefs.
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Today's fishing report near Johns Pass Bridge Load #19

Clearwater fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Tampa Bay fishing report (26 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Johns Pass Bridge Load #22 PI036612 ydS43 ft
Johns Pass Bridge Load #18 PI036234 ydENE45 ft
Indian Shores Reef Bridge Site PI035347 ydS44 ft
Johns Pass Bridge 10 Loads Total PI036461 ydSSE44 ft
Johns Pass Bridge PI036781 ydS43 ft

Before you go

Size limits, bag limits and seasons change — check the current Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) rules for the day you fish, and federal rules, since this reef is in federal water. Carry a descending device for reef fish you release.